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    Deep Dive into Indigenous Innovation 2024
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    Welcome to #TIF2024

    The Deep Dive into Indigenous Innovation is designed to celebrate and advance Indigenous Innovation. The program has been curated following feedback and input from the participants in the 2024 FNQ Indigenous Innovation roundtables, facilitated by the Indigenous Innovation Facilitator, Marc Harbrow and Destiny Dewis. 


    The day-long event brings together established and emerging Indigenous Innovators and Entrepreneurs to share, connect and collaborate on what it takes to operate, survive and thrive. We dive deep into learning about what’s out there in the Indigenous Business space, who is making progress and what more can be done.

    This event is suitable for Indigenous and non-Indigenous businesspeople and leaders who are interested in learning from expert First Nations people in the innovation and entrepreneurship space.

    Deep Dive into Indigenous Innovation 

    The program is bought to you by Deadly Innovations & KJR.

    Please see the Tropical Innovation Festival website for speaker bios 

    Time

    Topic

    Facilitator / Speaker

    9am

    Registrations open 

    9am – 10am

    Registration, Networking and Coffee 

    The Hungry Pitcher | Bulmba – ja 

    10am

    Introduction, acknowledgement, and overview.

    Marc Harbrow | Harbrow Mentoring

    Destiny Dewis |Destiny Dewis 

    10:20am

    Culture, Confidence and Contribution Keynote

    Shelley Ware  | TV Personality

    10:50am 

    Scaling culture, art and First Nations business through partnerships and opportunities

    Fireside chat with Melanie Hava in conversation with Leesa Watego

    11:05am    

    Indigenous Rights and Intellectual Property in Innovation and Business

    Melanie Hava | Artist

    Matt McLeay | IP Australia

    Louisa Warren | CSIRO

    11:30am

    Networking break    

    11:45am  

    Showcasing First Nations People and their innovation and businesses   

    3-minute pitches from attendees

    • 8 x pitches

    Facilitated by Rachael Barritt | Indigenous Datathon

    12:15pm    

    Lunch

    Including networking with Deadly Coders Youth Participants and tours through Vernon’s exhibition  

    1pm  

    Sport as a vehicle for leadership and success    

    Jarrod Harbrow | AFL Champion in conversation with Marc Harbrow    

    1:30pm  

    Addressing the digital divide

    Darryl Lyons | Rainstick

    Mark Pedersen | KJR

    Kirsty Davis  | Cape York Institute

    Facilitator – Duncan Kerslake

    2pm   

    Roundtable collaboration  

    Marc Harbrow | Harbrow Mentoring   

    2:20pm

    Innovation in health and collaboration with First Nations Peoples and Communities

    Suzanne Andrews | Gurriny Yaelamucka

    Dr Samarra Toby | Native Academy of Space, Science and Innovation

    Rex O’Rourke | Torres and Cape HHS

    Drew Hammond | KJR

    2:50pm 

    Preparing today’s workforce for First Nations innovation of the future.

    TBC

    TBC

    Facilitated by Marc Harbrow | Harbrow Mentoring 

    3:10pm

    Roundtable collaborations

    Marc Harbrow | Harbrow Mentoring

    3:40pm

    Support for your First Nations business

    Duncan Kerslake | Deadly Innovations

    TBC

    Dominique Lamb | Queensland Small Business Commissioner 

    Justin Jones | AusIndustry

    Facilitated by Destiny Dewis

    4:10pm

    Innovation, Success and Future in First Nations Tourism

    Johnny Murrison | Jarramali

    Fraser Nai | Strait Experience

    TBC

    4:30pm

    Networking with ecosystem leaders, Indigenous Deep Dive and Science Entrepreneurs; Vernon Ah Khee Exhibition

    Bulmba-ja arts centre

    5pm – 7:30pm

    Innovation in Science Function and Networking 

    Bulmba-ja arts centre

    9.00 - 10.00am Registration and arrival tea & coffee

    10.00 - 11.30pm Acknowledgement of Country | Keynote | Panel and Fireside Chat Discussions

    12.15 - 1.00pm   Lunch (included in cost)

    1.00 - 4.30pm Round table with facilitated and open discussions | Panel and Fireside Chat Discussions

    4:30pm - Vernon Ah Khee Exhibition 

    For further information please contact marc@launchyep.com 

    The full day program including catering is priced to be inclusive. Participants and invitees of the 2024 FNQ Indigenous Innovation roundtables are fully subsidised thanks to our sponsors. If you would like to attend, but the cost is restrictive, please email marc@launchyep.com

    With thanks to our major partners Advance Queensland | Cairns Regional Council

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